Tag: philosophy
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The dude on the hill.
I wrote a whole post about this old viral video. One of my fave things of all time. But it was way too many words….if you know you know. This is an alternate view of the event (original here) that just showed up in my feed. And I experienced the joy all over again. The…
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Conflict and resolution.
Conflict has come from our thought, and it has evolved over the whole period of civilization. Thought has developed in such a way that it has an intrinsic disposition to divide things up…We could sum up by saying that we’ve got to look at thought. In this process, we will come upon some more subtle…
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This deranged age.
When I was in High School there was a popular educational TV science show called ‘Why Is It So?” that was hosted by Professor Julius Sumner Miller (here is a clip from the show). I remember in one episode he asked his panel of smartypants students why it was NOT possible to have a universal…
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What is consciousness?
A very interesting interview with the neuroscientist Marjorie Woollacott that explores the possibility that consciousness may not reside in the brain.
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Lost? Good!
Here is today’s video recommendation. Don’t be put off by the “THIS SPIRITUAL FILM WILL AWAKEN YOU” spiel. I won’t give any spoilers. Just take it for a spin As usual, I recommend putting aside a few minutes to simmer into it rather than just including it in any impatient FOMO scroll.
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Exploring Idealism: Books and Interviews on Consciousness and Reality
Live the questions now. Maybe in the future, gradually, without noticing, one day away, you will live the answers. —Rainer Maria Rilke, ‘Be Patient’ I am a huge fan of the philosopher Bernardo Kastrup.His stance is that the world as we perceive it is not made of solid material ‘stuff’ existing out there whilst we…
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